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Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of the participating nurses

From: Nurses’ experiences of encountering patients with mental illness in prehospital emergency care – a qualitative interview study

Number of participating nurses

17

Women

9

Men

8

Age (years)

30–39

8

40–49

8

50–59

1

Years as nurse

Range

4–25

Median

10

Years in EMS

Range

3–20

Median

7

Educational background

Nurses without specialist education

8

Nurses with specialist education

9

One area (Ambulance or anesthetic care)

5

Two areas (Ambulance together with primary or anesthetic care)

2

Three areas (Ambulance, anesthetic and primary care)

1